USD’s women’s pole vault team ended the 2023 indoor track and field season as the nation’s top team in pole vault. The Coyotes are now onto the outdoor season and look to improve on their rankings and record new personal bests. Sophomore Marleen Mülla has the Coyotes personal best with…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—South Dakota senior Kimmy Peterson vaulted an indoor best 13 feet, 8 ½ inches, to win the women’s pole vault at the Tyson Invitational on Saturday at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track. Peterson’s height moves her to 24th in the nation this season. She’s also ranked fifth on USD’s…
VERMILLION, S.D. — Several current and former members of the USD track and field team are competing there this weekend at the United States Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Most notable will be the first competitor tomorrow, pole vaulter Chris Nilsen, who today won Summit League Athlete of the Month for…
South Dakota pole vaulter and NCAA champion Chris Nilsen has the fourth best performance this year (5.86 meters) in the men’s outdoor pole vault. Nilsen chatted with Digital Journal about his career in the sport. Nilsen is the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) pole vault champion. On setting a…
EUGENE, Ore. | Chris Nilsen has pole-vaulted 19 feet six times this season, five of those efforts coming outdoors. Wednesday night at historic Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus, the University of South Dakota sophomore broke the NCAA Championships meet record in the event, clearing 19 feet, 1…
One year after winning the indoor pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships, South Dakota sophomore Chris Nilsen has added the outdoor title to his resume. Nilsen captured his second national championship in record-breaking fashion, clearing an NCAA Championship best 19 feet, 1½ inches, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Read More
Chris Nilsen has never been one for partying. While an adrenaline rush for many college students is heading out to the local bars and parties on the weekends, Nilsen gets his adrenaline by flying 19 feet in the air while clasping a long fiberglass pole. “My definition of fun is…
EUGENE, Ore.–South Dakota sophomore Helen Falda garnered second team All-America honors in the pole vault on Thursday at the NCAA Championships inside Historic Hayward Field. Falda vaulted over a season best of 14 feet, 1 ¼ inches, for ninth place and second team All-America. The sophomore has three All-America honors…
EUGENE, Ore.–South Dakota sophomore Chris Nilsen broke the NCAA Championships pole vault meet record after clearing 19 feet, 1 ½ inches, for the second NCAA title of his career. Nilsen’s title brings South Dakota’s total NCAA Championships to three since the move to NCAA Division I in 2011. The Coyotes…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The 93rd edition of the Howard Wood Dakota Relays will forever be remembered for producing the nation’s best pole vault. South Dakota’s Chris Nilsen vaulted 19 feet, 2.75 inches during the final day of competition on Saturday. It’s the top vault this year in the United…